Additions to POS List (11/14/2013)
As of November 14, sixteen more Keepsake ornaments have been added to the POS (permanently out-of-stock)* list, bringing the total number of sell outs to 35.
Here is a list of the additional 2013 Keepsake ornaments that have sold out at the warehouse:
pg. 5
A VISIT FROM SANTA
5th in the series
By Tammy Haddix.
QX9005
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive
SANTA’S SWEET RIDE
7th in the series
By Tammy Haddix.
QX9032
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive
pg. 9
1225 KRINGLEVILLE DRIVE
4th and Final in the Kringleville series
By Ken Crow.
QX9025
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive
pg. 21
LET YOUR FAITH SHOW!
By Debra Murray and Becky Hottel.
QXG1405
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive
pg. 27
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JESUS!
By Julie Forsyth.
QXG1532
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive
pg. 33
NOAH’S ARK
By Tracy Larsen.
QXG1465
pg. 37
CUTE KITTY
Photo Holder
By Edythe Kegrize.
QXG1902
pg. 41
UNITED WE STAND
By Anita Marra Rogers and Robert Hurlburt.
QXG1572
pg. 53
A WAGON FOR CHRISTMAS
By Robert Hurlburt and Ruth Donikowski.
QXG1332
pg. 55
BUZZ IS ON A MISSION!
Disney/Pixar Toy Story
QSM7785
pg. 59
WINTER FUN WITH SNOOPY®
16th in the series
By Tracy Larsen.
QXM8505
pg. 61
MERRY CHRISTMAS, EARTLINGS!
Marvin the Martian-LOONEY TUNES
By Robert Chad.
QXI2035
pg. 68
JANGO FETT™
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones™
By Jake Angell.
QXI2225
pg. 69
WICKET™ and Teboo™
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi™
17th in the Star Wars™ series
By Kristina Gaughran.
QX9172
pg. 77
BOBBY ORR
Boston Bruins®
QXI2262
Not pictured:
TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
2 Pack
By Edythe Kegrize.
QX9222
* POS (Permanently Out-of-Stock)/SOLD OUT List – A list of the ornaments that are no longer available for retailers to reorder. That said, keep in mind that any ornaments ordered prior to the sell out will be shipped to retailers. Depending on the quantities a retailer initially ordered, it may be faced with an early sell out. If you are looking to purchases any of these ornaments (especially those that are denoted as Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusives) you may want to do so early in the season.
Additions to POS List (11/09/2013)
As of November 8, nine more Keepsake ornaments have been added to the POS (permanently out-of-stock)* list, bringing the total number of sell outs to 18.
Here is a list of the additional 2013 Keepsake ornaments that have sold out at the warehouse:
pg. 11
LOW RIDER
By Tracy Larsen.
QXG1732
pg. 13
ORNAMENT SPOTLIGHT
QXG4787
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive
O, HONEY TREE
Winnie the Pooh Collection
By Anita Marra Rogers.
QXD6085
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive
pg. 21
PROMISE OF PEACE
By Nina Aubé.
QXG1415
pg. 23
FORTY YEARS OF MEMORIES
QXG1032
pg. 31
GRANDBABY’S FIRST CHRISTMAS
By Nina Aubé.
QXG1975
pg. 35
SEASON’S GREATINGS! (Home for the Holidays)
Recordable.
By Edythe Kegrize.
QXG1982
pg. 71
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
By Orville Wilson.
QXD6022
pg. 76
MARCUS ALLEN
Los Angeles Raiders
QXI2292
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive
* POS (Permanently Out-of-Stock)/SOLD OUT List – A list of the ornaments that are no longer available for retailers to reorder. That said, keep in mind that any ornaments ordered prior to the sell out will be shipped to retailers. Depending on the quantities a retailer initially ordered, it may be faced with an early sell out. If you are looking to purchases any of these ornaments (especially those that are denoted as Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusives) you may want to do so early in the season.
Featured Artist: Nello Williams
Title:
Hallmark Artist
Started at Hallmark:
July 1995
Started at Keepsakes:
July 1995
Hometown:
Safford, Arizona
Keepsake Artist Nello Williams shares some fun, new interactive ways to celebrate the Christmas countdown, and a jukebox that’s sure to get you rockin’ around the Christmas tree.
Nello Williams grew up drawing anytime, anyplace, even in school—and not just in art class. His class notes ended up looking more like artwork than a study sheet.
The young artist started out sculpting the ships and robots from the television program Lost in Space. Once, he saw a scary dungeon set advertised in a comic book, but like most kids, couldn’t afford to buy it. So Nello recreated the toy instead.
Popular culture kept on inspiring Nello’s art. In high school, he and a friend made masks of characters from Planet of the Apes—a big movie of the day. Now he keeps up on the latest trends for his creations in Keepsake Ornaments.
Nello spends much of his outside time nurturing one of his other big interests—music. He designed the album covers (wishful thinking) and T-shirts for his high school garage band. He even designed a guitar for himself, and twenty years later, he actually built it! Nello sees guitar design as a place where his two great loves, sculpture and music, meet.
Additions to POS List (11/03/2013)
As of November 1, five more Keepsake ornaments have been added to the POS (permanently out-of-stock)* list, bringing the total number of sell outs to 11.
Here is a list of the additional 2013 Keepsake ornaments that have sold out at the warehouse:
pg. 28
SANTA’S MAGIC BELL
By Robert Chad and Valerie Shanks.
QXG1335
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive
pg. 39
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
By Edythe Kegrize.
QXG1895
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive
pg. 52
BIG BOX OF 64!
Crayola®
By Rodney Gentry.
QXI2352
pg. 77
SHANNON SHARPE
Denver Broncos
QXI2295
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive
SHANNON SHARPE
Baltimore Ravens
QXI2302
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive
* POS (Permanently Out-of-Stock)/SOLD OUT List – A list of the ornaments that are no longer available for retailers to reorder. That said, keep in mind that any ornaments ordered prior to the sell out will be shipped to retailers. Depending on the quantities a retailer initially ordered, it may be faced with an early sell out. If you are looking to purchases any of these ornaments (especially those that are denoted as Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusives) you may want to do so early in the season.
Additions to 2013 POS List
As of October 25, three more Keepsake ornaments have been added to the POS (permanently out-of-stock)* list, bringing the total number of sell outs to 6.
Here is a list of the additional 2013 Keepsake ornaments that have sold out at the warehouse:
pg. 15
One Sweet Gingerbread Boy
By Kristina Gaughran.
QXM8522
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive
pg. 30
Baby’s 1st Birthday
By Terri Steiger and Tammy Haddix.
QXG1822
pg. 76
Marcus Allen
Kansas City Chiefs
QXI2285
Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusive
* POS (Permanently Out-of-Stock)/SOLD OUT List – A list of the ornaments that are no longer available for retailers to reorder. That said, keep in mind that any ornaments ordered prior to the sell out will be shipped to retailers. Depending on the quantities a retailer initially ordered, it may be faced with an early sell out. If you are looking to purchases any of these ornaments (especially those that are denoted as Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusives) you may want to do so early in the season.
2013 Local Club Ornament Fall Mailing
The last of the four mailings local clubs will receive from the national Keepsake Ornament Club for 2013 is currently being delivered to Club Sponsors/Club Contacts.
The shipment contains: the October issue of Collectively Speaking, the 2014 Local Club Roster form, some 2013 KEEPSAKE EXPERT pins and the 2013 Local Club ornament*, which is a repainted version of the 2013 “One Sweet Gingerbread Boy” ornament.
One Sweet Gingerbread Boy, by Kristina Gaughran, is sure to sweeten your mood. Although a sweet treat, your FREE Local Club ornament for 2013 isn’t for eating, but he’s sure to bring some additional fun to your Christmas tree. You never know, perhaps he’ll even inspire edible treats for your holiday parties.
One Sweet Gingerbread Boy
Special Edition
Keepsake Expert Pin
If you are a member of our club (or indicated you would like to be a member of our club) and have a current KOC membership, you can obtain this local club ornament and/or KEEPSAKE Expert pin from us by simply emailing your request to us at digitalDREAMBOOK@Gmail.com. Although these ornament are free to our members, there is a nominal fee charged to cover the cost of the packing materials used and shipping charges (actual postage) incurred. Alternatively, individuals can obtain any of the local club ornaments we have available at no cost at any Hallmark sponsored event where we are in attendance.
Please note, in addition to the 2013 Local club ornament, we also have a limited supply of the 2012, 2011 and 2009 local club ornaments available upon request.
Click here to view all of the Local Club Ornaments.
* Local Club Ornament – An exclusive gift, from the Keepsake Ornament Club, for local clubs members (with a current KOC membership) in appreciation for all the support they give to the national Club.
Addition to POS List (10/24/2013)
Another Keepsake ornament has been added to the POS (permanently out-of-stock)* list.
Santa’s Magic Cuckoo Clock
* POS (Permanently Out-of-Stock)/SOLD OUT List – A list of the ornaments that are no longer available for retailers to reorder. That said, keep in mind that any ornaments ordered prior to the sell out will be shipped to retailers. Depending on the quantities a retailer initially ordered, it may be faced with an early sell out. If you are looking to purchases any of these ornaments (especially those that are denoted as Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusives) you may want to do so early in the season.
Addition to POS List (10/14/2013)
As of October 9th, another Keepsake item has been added to the POS (permanently out-of-stock)* list.
We’re Off to See the Wizard
The Wizard of OZ™
* POS (Permanently Out-of-Stock)/SOLD OUT List – A list of the ornaments that are no longer available for retailers to reorder. That said, keep in mind that any ornaments ordered prior to the sell out will be shipped to retailers. Depending on the quantities a retailer initially ordered, it may be faced with an early sell out. If you are looking to purchases any of these ornaments (especially those that are denoted as Hallmark Gold Crown Exclusives) you may want to do so early in the season.
2014 Christmas Commemorative
The 2nd in Keepsake Artist Terri Steiger’s Christmas Commemorative series will be an exquisite blue glass ornament featuring intricate sand-blasted surface detail.
2014 Christmas Commemorative
2nd in the series
Keepsake Engineer Ron Carlson Retires
Learn about Ron’s 34-year career bringing some of Hallmark’s most popular Keepsake Ornaments to life.
Engineer Ron Carlson retires from Keepsake studio
When Ron Carlson joined Hallmark in July 1978 as a tool design engineer, it wasn’t long before he lent his expertise to new decorative processes for a handful of Keepsake Ornaments. Fast-forward to 2012, and Ron’s duties led him to play a part in creating more than 150 ornaments a year—almost half of the entire line.
“I’ve always looked at this job as teamwork,” says Ron, who retired from Hallmark in October 2012. “The designers and I go back and forth with ideas until something gels. Keepsake engineers work with designers to work through technical issues and make sure an ornament will do what they really would like it to do. Sometimes it will take a few compromises, and there’s a bit of push-pull there.”
Valued collaboration
No one acknowledges that relationship more than Keepsake Artist Ken Crow, who worked with Ron on dozens of ornaments since Ron came full-time to the Keepsake studio in 1995.
“He improved me, and I will always be thankful that I knew and worked with Ron, and I can tell you that it wasn’t always that way,” says Ken with a laugh. “When I first worked with him, it was oil and water. He was the guy who would tell me what I couldn’t do. But I learned that he was right, and not only that, but I learned he had lots of ideas for improving things.”
Ron also counts his work with Ken as his most memorable in the studio, particularly their first Magic ornament in 1997. Santa’s Showboat features a turning paddle wheel, glowing portholes and running lights, flickering light in the steamboat’s twin chimneys and it plays “Jingle Bells.”
“Ken’s objective was to make ornaments as small as possible. The only way to do that was to use computer-assisted drafting to accomplish the magic,” says Ron. “We set our chairs together at one computer. I handled the mouse because I knew the software and he just told me what to do. Now that’s collaboration. And today, Ken is a lot farther ahead in using that software than just about anyone in the country.”
Steamboat Junction
Motors, mentorship and memories
Ron went on to develop smaller, quieter motors for Magic ornaments, programming capabilities for synchronizing light and sound and countless other innovations to help Keepsake Ornaments capture memories. With his background in injection molding, he assisted with decorative processes on scores of non-Magic ornaments each year of his career. Ron also mentored and trained a number of young engineers who went on to work for the Keepsake studio and elsewhere in Hallmark.
Next, Ron intends to spend time with family at his home that he designed in Idaho’s Teton Valley. He says he suspects he won’t be totally finished with Keepsake Ornaments—especially if Ken has any say in the matter.
Ken says, “People have asked me what I’m going to do without Ron. I say that I am better because I knew Ron Carlson, and I can do my job even better now. He’s a mentor and a leader and didn’t mind me challenging him, which is a great thing in an artist working with an engineer. He was working for the best as I was working for the best.”